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These weatherproof home cameras have 8x longer battery life than Arlo cams at half the cost

Updated Dec 23rd, 2018 6:42PM EST
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We’ve always been huge fans of Netgear’s Arlo home security cameras, and we still continue to use them ourselves. But the popularity of Arlo’s wire-free cameras has spawned a new wave of similar offerings and some of them are quite good. In fact, the Blink XT Home Security Camera System is just as good as Arlo, but at a tiny fraction of the price. And what’s more, Blink XT cameras have 2-year battery life instead of 2 or 3 months like Arlo!

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Here’s more info from the product page:

  • WEATHERPROOF FOR OUTDOOR OR INDOOR USE: Place and move your wireless Blink camera anywhere around your home both inside and out. Start off with a small system and expand to up to 10 cameras on one Blink Sync Module
  • MOTION DETECTOR: Built-in motion sensor alarm, when motion detector is triggered, Wi-Fi cameras will send an alert to your smartphone and record a short clip of the event to the cloud
  • BATTERY POWERED SECURITY SYSTEM: Wireless home camera with 2-year battery life, powered by 2 AA Lithium batteries (included), data is sent from IP cameras over Wi-Fi
  • SMART HOME VIDEO SECURITY WITH HD VIDEO: Simple self-install home monitoring in minutes; easy to control wireless cameras with the free Blink Home Monitor iOS or Android app (Requires iOS 10.3 or Android 5 Lollipop or higher)
  • FREE CLOUD STORAGE: Totally wire-free, with no monthly fees or service contract required
Maren Estrada Deals Editor

Maren Estrada has been the Editor of BGR Deals since it launched in 2013. She has more than 20 years of experience testing more than 1,500 products, and reviewing a wide range of consumer electronics including mobile devices, smart home products, computers, and home appliances.

Previously, she was a leading consultant specializing in copywriting, product development, and new product launches.